Security Advisory - Page-Cache Side-Channel Vulnerability
- SA No:huawei-sa-20200115-01-pagecache
- Initial Release Date: Jan 15, 2020
- Last Release Date: Sep 09, 2020
There is a vlunerability in the mincore() implementation in mm/mincore.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.13. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct a page-cache side-channel attack, allowing the attacker to view page-cache access patterns of other processes on the system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information, which could be used to conduct further attacks. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2019-01135)
This vulnerability has been assigned a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-5489.
Huawei has released software updates to fix this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200115-01-pagecache-en
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Product Name |
Affected Version |
Resolved Product and Version |
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Cornell-AL00A |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.321(C00E320R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.321(C00E320R1P1T8) |
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Figo-L31 |
8.0.0.135(C10) |
9.1.0.115(C10E5R1P4T8) |
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8.0.0.168(C432) |
9.1.0.115(C432E5R1P3T8) |
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HUAWEI Mate 20 |
Versions earlier than HMA-AL00C00B175 |
HMA-AL00C00B175 |
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HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro |
9.0.0.108(AUSC636E10R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.108(C10E10R1P17) |
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9.0.0.108(C316E10R1P16) |
9.0.0.266(C432E10R1P16) |
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9.0.0.108(C346E10R1P16) |
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9.0.0.108(C34E10R1P16) |
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9.0.0.108(C461E10R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.108(C55E9R1P16) |
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9.0.0.108(C636E10R1P16) |
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9.0.0.108(C781E11R1P16) |
9.0.0.266(C432E10R1P16) |
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9.0.0.108D(C652E12R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.108D(C652E13R1P16) |
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9.0.0.108D(C819E12R1P16) |
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9.0.0.108D(C819E14R1P16) |
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9.0.0.109(C106E10R1P16) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.109(C25E9R1P16) |
9.0.0.266(C432E10R1P16) |
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9.0.0.109(C45E9R1P16) |
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9.0.0.113(C675E12R1P17) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.114(C212E12R1P16) |
9.0.0.266(C432E10R1P16) |
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9.0.0.117(C792E12R1P17) |
9.0.0.236(C792E19R1P17) |
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9.0.0.122(AUSC636E10R1P17) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.122(C346E10R1P16) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.122(C34E10R1P16) |
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9.0.0.122(C461E10R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.122(C55E10R1P16) |
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9.0.0.122(C781E12R1P17) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.123(C635E12R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.126(AUSC636E10R1P17) |
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9.0.0.126(C106E11R1P16) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.126(C10E10R1P18) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.126(C212E13R1P16) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.126(C25E12R1P16) |
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9.0.0.126(C316E11R1P16) |
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9.0.0.126(C636E10R1P17) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.126(C675E12R1P17) |
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9.0.0.126(C69E11R1P16) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.126D(C652E14R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.126D(C819E15R1P16) |
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9.0.0.127(C792E13R1P17) |
9.0.0.236(C792E19R1P17) |
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9.0.0.128(C635E12R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.133(C45E12R1P16) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.134(C25E12R1P16) |
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9.0.0.134(C69E11R1P16) |
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9.0.0.142(C316E11R1P16) |
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9.0.0.146(C10E10R2P1) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.146(C301E14R1P16) |
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9.0.0.146(C636E10R2P1) |
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9.0.0.146(C781E12R2P1) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.146(C792E15R1P17) |
9.0.0.236(C792E19R1P17) |
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9.0.0.148(C635E12R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.149(C346E11R1P16) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.150(C800E15R1P16) |
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9.0.0.161(C301E14R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.167(C45E12R1P16) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.168(AUSC636E10R2P1) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.169(C25E12R1P16) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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9.0.0.169(C69E11R1P16) |
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9.0.0.171(C461E10R1P16) |
LAY-L29C187 |
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9.0.0.171(C636E10R2P1) |
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9.0.0.172(C635E12R1P16) |
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9.0.0.44h(SP2C69E7cR1P8b) |
LAY-L09C187 |
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HUAWEI P20 |
8.1.0.175(C00) |
9.1.0.321(C00E320R1P1T8) |
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HUAWEI Y9 2019 |
8.2.0.101(C69CUSTC69D1) |
9.0.1.162b(SP54C69E1bR1P6T8) |
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8.2.0.103(C212) |
9.0.1.172(C212E2R1P6T8) |
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8.2.0.131(C771) |
9.0.1.173(C771E2R1P6T8) |
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8.2.0.132(C45CUSTC45D1) |
9.0.1.162(SP69C45E2R1P6T8) |
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8.2.0.134(C25CUSTC25D1) |
9.0.1.175(C25E2R1P6T8) |
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8.2.0.137(C605) |
9.0.1.162(SP70C605E3R1P6T8) |
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OceanStor 9000 |
V300R006C00SPC001 |
OceanStor 9000 V5 7.1.1 |
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V300R006C10 |
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V300R006C10SPC100 |
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V300R006C20 |
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Princeton-AL10D |
Versions earlier than 10.0.0.188(C00E62R2P11) |
10.0.0.188(C00E62R2P11) |
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SMC2.0 |
V600R019C10SPC700 |
V600R019C10SPC900 |
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V600R019C10SPC702 |
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Sydney-L21 |
Versions earlier than 9.0.1.164(SP53C432E2R1P1T8) |
Sydney-L21D 9.0.1.164(SP53C432E2R1P1T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.213(C185E1R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.213(C185E1R1P1T8) |
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Sydney-L21BR |
Versions earlier than 9.0.1.170(SP53C185E1R1P2T8) |
9.0.1.170(SP53C185E1R1P2T8) |
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Sydney-L22 |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.248(C636E1R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.248(C636E1R1P1T8) |
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Sydney-L22BR |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.258(C636E1R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.258(C636E1R1P1T8) |
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Sydney-TL00 |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.212(C01E62R1P7T8) |
9.1.0.212(C01E62R1P7T8) |
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SydneyM-AL00 |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.228(C00E78R1P7T8) |
9.1.0.228(C00E78R1P7T8) |
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SydneyM-L01 |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.213(C185E1R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.213(C185E1R1P1T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.215(C432E3R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.215(C432E3R1P1T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.215(C782E2R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.215(C782E2R1P1T8) |
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SydneyM-L21 |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.215(C432E4R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.215(C432E4R1P1T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.221(C461E1R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.221(C461E1R1P1T8) |
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SydneyM-L22 |
Versions earlier than 9.0.1.166(SP56C635E2R1P2T8) |
9.0.1.166(SP56C635E2R1P2T8) |
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Versions earlier than 9.1.0.259(C185E1R1P2T8) |
9.1.0.259(C185E1R1P2T8) |
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SydneyM-L23 |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.226(C605E2R1P1T8) |
9.1.0.226(C605E2R1P1T8) |
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Tony-AL00B |
Versions earlier than 9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1) |
9.1.0.216(C00E214R2P1) |
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Yale-AL00A |
Versions earlier than 10.0.0.187(C00E60R4P11) |
10.0.0.187(C00E60R4P11) |
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iManager NetEco |
V600R009C00 |
iManager NetEco 6000 V600R008C10SPC570 |
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V600R009C10SPC200 |
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iManager NetEco 6000 |
V600R008C10SPC300 |
V600R008C10SPC580 |
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V600R008C20 |
A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information, which could be used to conduct further attacks.
The vulnerability classification has been performed by using the CVSSv3 scoring system (http://www.first.org/cvss/specification-document).
Base Score: 5.6 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)Temporal Score: 5.2 (E:F/RL:O/RC:C)
This vulnerability can be exploited only when the following conditions are present:
The attacker could gain access to the affected device.
Vulnerability details:
There is a vlunerability in the mincore() implementation in mm/mincore.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.13. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct a page-cache side-channel attack, allowing the attacker to view page-cache access patterns of other processes on the system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access sensitive information, which could be used to conduct further attacks.
Customers should contact Huawei TAC (Huawei Technical Assistance Center) to request the upgrades. For TAC contact information, please refer to Huawei worldwide website at http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/report-vulnerabilities.
This vulnerability was publicly disclosed.
2020-09-09 V1.5 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2020-08-05 V1.4 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2020-07-29 V1.3 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2020-07-29 V1.2 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2020-07-15 V1.1 UPDATED Updated the "Software Versions and Fixes" section;
2020-01-15 V1.0 INITIAL
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